Raja: A prince, chief, or ruler in India or the East Indies.
Raja and Rajah come from the
Hindi and Sanskrit Raja = king and Maharaja = “great king.” The
Sanskrit root raj =
“to rule,”. The Indo-European root appears in Latin and Celtic. Rex =
“king” in Latin, and thereby the French = royal. The cartoon character Asterix, the Gaul
incorporates the Celtic word rx,
“king,” in his name.

Wine for Spice's founder
Warren Edwardes spent his formative years in
boarding school in
Rajasthan. It was there that he secretly had his first taste
of wine.

"As a 9 year old mischievous schoolboy I
occasionally sampled the wine used by the late Father Bonaventure, the school's
Franciscan chaplain", says Edwardes.
Rajasthan = “The
Land of the Rajas”.

Garnacha and Tempranillo are used in the production of
, producing a pale ruddy complexion redolent of cherries and plums with
well balanced, clean aromas. Alcohol 12.5% vol.

is Fruity and Quite Dry and goes well with Medium Spiced dishes such as
Mutton or Chicken Tandoori
dry dishes and Mutton Dhansak.

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Wine for Spice Limited is a founder member and
organiser of The Association of Small Direct Wine-Merchants (ASDW) which was
formed, as the name implies, by a group of British independent small wine
merchants directly selling to the general public via mail order and the
internet.